Olympus E-PL8

One camera that has been making waves among the blogging community is the Olympus Pen range and these cameras actually make some pretty great vlogging cameras too since they have so many of the features that a vlogger would look for when it comes to deciding on which camera to go for.

Flip Screen

The E-PL8 features a tilt screen that can flip a full 180 degrees, allowing you to keep an eye on yourself when filming. The unusual thing about this camera is that the screen actually flips down and sits below the camera rather than above like the Canon G7X Mark II does.

Nevertheless, the addition of a flip screen is a major benefit for a vlog camera.

 

Full HD Video Capture

One of the standards that any good vlogging camera should have is the ability to capture footage in 1080p. Now that’s not to say it’s a must have, but if you want your videos to stand the test of time, then having crisp clear full HD video is certainly going to help with that.

With the ability to shoot 1080p at a framerate of 30fps, this camera is more than suited for that challenge.

 

 

Light & Compact

As this is a mirrorless camera, that comes with the benefit of being small and compact so for those who don’t want to be carrying around a huge DSLR or holding something out in front of you that’s going to give you a sore arm in minutes, the E-PL8 is perfect.

Weighing in at 374g with battery and memory card, that’s a fair weight saving when compared to some of the main DSLR cameras.

 

Great Focus

The E-PL8 features over 80 contrast based focus points meaning that focus is quick and accurate. This is an extremely important feature for a vlogging camera to have as you don’t want to finish filming your videos to find out that the entire thing was out of focus.

 

Battery Life

This camera will keep you going when shooting on the move with an impressive 350 shots per full charge. That should be more than enough for anyone looking to film and entire day of vlog footage and have the ability to recharge the battery overnight. My recommendation for any vlogger though is to always carry a spare fully charged battery as you never want to run out of power when on the move.

So the Olympus Pen E-PL8 is a great blogging camera and it has been trusted by bloggers all over the world for years and I think I can safely say that going by the features above, it would make a great camera for vlogging too.

We’ve got the Pen E-PL7 and it’s a great camera if you want to take a lightweight vlogging camera when traveling so I can only imagine that the newer model is going to build on all the great features that I’ve used.

Last update on 2020-02-28 / Affiliate links / Images from Amazon Product Advertising API